Youth Success Stories

Yasmeen Atta is the chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of Sinai Youth for Development and Human Rights. She is also the founder of the Youth Sinai Development Company. Through both organizations Yasmeen works to encourage women to take an active role in their communities through agriculture and handmade products.

Vedran Krevh is the National Director of IAAS Croatia. He's enrolled at the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Zagreb and he's is currently developing the project "Green Mediterranean" in Croatia with the scope of training students in organic agriculture and sustainable development, as well as in raising awareness on the problems in rural development of the Mediterranean region.

Shrikrishna Hegde is young agripreneur who was born and raised in rural India. Besides having been selected for the Prestigious DO School Fellowship Germany, he has started an online platform called ConnectFarmer.com with the idea of linking farmers to consumers.

Genna Tesdall is a member of IAAS United States at the local chapter IAAS Iowa State University (IAAS ISU). Genna has helped host the annual IAAS World Congress, served as World President, and continues working with IAAS after her Presidency by working on IAAS partnership with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Luisa Cartesio is an Italian young architect passionate about productive and green landscapes. In 2013, together with Liana de Miro, Luisa founded the association AltroPaesaggio which has as main goal redeveloping the natural and social context of Scampia neighborhood in Naples through the reintroduction of agriculture and the work with Gypsy women.

Agritools is the first multimedia research project that showcases how African tech innovations and technology-based startups are revolutionizing the agribusiness sector and promoting the development of cultural values and rural policies.

Yoga was National Director of the International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS) Indonesia in 2012-2013. During that period of time, he was also a student in agribusiness and an entrepreneur in agriculture. Already graduated, Yoga is working now on a promising organic rice business.

Anauim Valerín Pérez is a young journalist from Costa Rica. She combines her passion for communications with an active participation in 2 environmental groups (Ecollective Youth and Boreal Collective) which work in favour of the rights of the youth, women and farmers.

Oluwaseun Johnson is a Nigerian entrepreneur who works on his bee-keeping business. He is currently training farmers on bee-keeping under a USAID Market 2 project, particularly women to teach them how to practise apitherapy.